Toni M.
Yelp
La Loggia was our home for 4 nights in Montréal prior to boarding our ship for a St. Lawrence Seaway cruise. Our hosts were Rob and Joel and they were marvelous. We felt welcomed, their dining recommendations were excellent, the house is full of art, both Joel's sculptures and the work of other Canadian artists. Breakfasts were delicious and healthy. Lauren served as hostess at breakfast several mornings. There were always 2 or 3 different loaves of dense whole grain bread, freshly cut up fruit salad, individual covered bowls of natural yogurt, 4 kinds of dry cereal, several different kinds of milk, organic peanut butter and 3 kinds of local cheeses, plus soft boiled eggs. Coffee and teas were available. Bread could be toasted or had plain. It was as perfect a breakfast as I could imagine, unlike some of the huge cooked breakfasts we've had at New England B&Bs. During the summer months breakfast is served on the desk but the mornings had turned too cold for that now.
We had room 1, which was on the first floor. It was a comfortably large room w/ a wooden floor covered by a large oriental carpet. Instead of a closet to hang clothes there was a bar w/ hangers attached to a shelf for storage. It was quite adequate to the task. There was a beautiful chest of drawers w/ more drawers than we could fill. Atop the dresser was a flat screen TV. In the corner by the bathroom was a marble topped table and metal chairs w/ red plush cushions. It was a perfect setup for working at the computer. The bathroom also had a wooden floor, a white pedestal sink, a stall shower. There were storage shelves behind a curtain across from the shower and a shelf under the mirror over the sink. Rob told us they would change the towels if we wished but wouldn't if we didn't. The bed was made up every couple of days. They don't come into the room unless asked out of respect for guests' privacy.
There are a lot of stairs to climb in the house and the front stairs are steep. Breakfast was served on the second floor. Tea and coffee fixings and cookies are available downstairs in the basement. There's a refrigerator for guests' use as well as a phone for guests' use for local calls. Room 2 has direct access to the deck and garden and when it's unoccupied you can go through it to the deck. When 2 is occupied access is downstairs and then up another set of stairs. I missed having a parlor or other public area to hang out in if we wanted to be somewhere other than our room, but other than the garden there was no regularly available common area.
Alan and I have stayed in many B&Bs in our 32 years together but this is one of the first times our host has made his washer available to us to wash our clothes. It was very generous and we appreciated it. Rob also printed out a temporary AAA card for Alan and something for someone else. He gave us a plastic garbage bag to use as a dirty clothes bag. It's personal touches like this that make people feel at home. We enjoyed our stay and would return when next in Montréal.
